Railway-tie and fastener.



- W. s. MAGEE & 0. R. MGGARRBN.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER APPLIOAT10N FILED JUL'Y 29,1914. 1,124,772. Patented Jan. 12, 1915 V 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. Y 29 7 (5 WIS.MHGEEW C. RTM c/ m EN W. S. MAGEE & G. R. MQGARREN.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTBNER. APPLICATION TILED JULY 29,1014.

Patented J an. 12, 1915.

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WILLIAM S. MAGEE, F FENELI'ON, AND CHARLES R. MCGARREN, OF WEST WINFIELD,

PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed July 29, 1914. Serial N 0. 853,902.

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, WILLIAM- S. MAGEE and CHARLES R. MOCARREN, citizens of the United States, residing at Fenelton and \Vest Winfield, respectively, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RailwayTies and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway ties and fasteners, the main object of the present invention being the provision of a tie so constructed as to give the necessary vibration to the roadbed to prolong the life of the rolling stock and, at the same time, provide means whereby to securely retain the rails upon the tie and connect the meeting ends of two rails.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at the same time, is simple. in construction and opera-- tion.

With the above and other objects in view,-

the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of .parts as will be hereinafter referred to and'more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

- In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is an end elevation of a railway cross tie constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, parts thereof being broken away and. illustrated in cross section. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail transverse sectional View. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of one of the supporting tie-' plates; and Fig. .6 is a detail perspective view illustrating the manner of retaining the rails in position at the meeting. ends thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 in general indicates the tie which is formed of metal and includes the upwardly converging side walls 2, the upper ends of which are arranged in spaced parallel relation, as shown at 3 and depending therefrom, is a longitudinal pocket 4, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth. Formed integral with the side walls 2, are the projecting flanges 5 and 6, the

flanges 5 extending outwardly upon the outer sides of the s de Walls 2 and the flanges 6, which are s mewhat shorter than the flanges 5 which project finwardly between the two side walls and are arranged 1n opposed relation. Th se flanges 5 and 6 are adapted to rest up provide a support for th main body of the Slidably mounted within the base member l, is the main body 7 of the tie which includes a substantially pyramidal-shaped tongue member 8 adapted to be slidably mounted within the pocket-4 formed in the base of the tie. The body 7 is provided at 1' the upper end of the member 8 with recesses,

9 and formed contiguous therewith, are the shoulders 10 and the'tongue 11, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth. The main body 7 is provided with the substantially flat top 12, the side flanges of which project beyond the side walls of the body 7 and the top is provided at each end with the teeth or serrations 13, thepurpose of which will be hereinafter more fully 'se't-f'orth. It will be noted that in order to are adapted to be disposed. The lower faces of the 'chairs 16 are provided with longitudinal serrations 20 which are. adapted to engage with the serrations 13 formed upon the upper face of the body member 7 to prevent lateral movement of these chairs after being once placed Specification of Letters Patent. Patentefl Ja 1% 1915;

helroad-bed and in position. The chairs 16 are provided upon. opposite sides thereof with the recesses 21 which are adapted to receive portions of the securing bolts 22 which are used in retaining the rails and the chairs 16 against lateral movement. The bolts 22 are provided at their lower ends with cone-shaped portions 23 which are adapted to engage within the recesses 24: formed in the lower end of the body member and the upper ends thereof are threaded whereby the nuts 25 may be quickly and readily threaded there: on to retain the rail fastener and the rail in position upon the tie. The rail fastener includes a substantially horizontal body upon the upper edge of the body 7 to retain;

member'QG having a downwardly depending outer flange 27, the lower edge of which is provided with serrations 28, which are adapted to engage with the serrations 13 of the rails, sa1d rail fastener being securely held in position by means of the bolts 22 which extend therethrough, as heretofore set forth. 7

It will .be noted that the lower extended end 8 of the body 7 is securely retained within the pocket 4.- of the base of the tie,

- by means of transverse bolts and clamping plates 31, said clamping plates being arranged parallel with the side walls 2 of the base of the tie and provided at their upper edges with a rib 82 and shoulders 33, said rib projecting into the recess 1O formed in the body 7, while the shoulders 33 are adapted to abut against the shoulders 11. Thus, it will be noted that after the bolts 30 have the lower end of the body 7 the aforesaid body will be securely retained in position upon the base. It will be noted that the plates 31 are provided at intervals with en larged portions, as shown at 33, the outer faces of which are perpendicular to provide a bearing for the heads of the bolts 30 and the nuts threaded thereon.

In Fig. 6, we have illustrated a slightly modified form of the invention, wherein the rail fastener is shown as constructed to adapt the same for connection-to the meetingends of two rails and in this form of fastener, the 'horizontalor body portion 26 and the flange 29 are extended longitudinally, so as to bear upon the base flanges of the rail and also abut against'the web portions thereof where they are secured by means of the transverse bolts 34:. The downwardly extending portions '27 are arranged in spaced relation and are adapted to bear upon the upper face of the body of the "tie to retain the rails against lateral movement, as heretofore set forth. From this it will be apparent that the device not only retains the rails in posit-ion upon the ties, but at the same time connects the meeting ends of two rails and securely retains them against any lateral movement whatever.

It will be noted that by having the elongated slots 24 formed in'the body of the tie,

the rail chairs 16 may be readily adjusted been inserted through the tie in laterally with respect to each other accord- {ing to the gage of the track desired.

From the above description taken in con nection with the accompanying drawings, it

will be readily apparent that we have provideda simple and durable railway tie and fastener of the above character which is so constructed as to give the necessary vibration to the road-bed and, at the same time prolong the life of the rolling stock. It will be noted that in placing the body portion 7 of the tie in position, it is to he slid into either end of the base member 1 and then held in position by means of the transverse bolts 30.

It will also be apparent that the device can be quickly and readily set up ready for use or disconnected so that a broken rail may be quickly and readily removed.

The device in itself is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a comparatively low cost.

WVhile we have shown andv described the preferred form of our invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying our any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims. I

Having thus described this invention,

what we claim is 1. A device of the class described including a base member having inclined side walls provided with opposed flanges at their lower edges, the extreme upper edges of said side walls being arranged in spaced parallel relation, a pocket member suspended from the upper edges of the side walls, a body member having a pyramidal-shaped portion arranged within said pocket, and means whereby to secure the body to the base.

2. A device of the class described including a base member having spaced side walls, converging toward the upper edges thereof, opposed flanges formed upon the lower longitudinal edges of the side walls, means whereby to connect the inwardly projecting flanges, a pocket suspended from the upper longitudinal edges of the side walls, a body member having its lower portion arranged within said pocket, transverse bolts extending therethrough to retain the same in position, extended flanges formed upon the upper edge of said body to provide a level surface, transverse serrations formed at each end of said top, rail chairs mounted upon the top and being provided with serrations to engage the serrations on the top of the body, and means whereby to securely retain the 'rails within the chairs, as and for the purpose set forth.

/ 3. A device of the class described includtiguous with the through the ing a base member having a pocket formed in. the upper edge thereof, a body member having a substantially pyramidal shaped lower end removably arranged within said pocket, said body having longitudinal recesses formed adjacent the pyramidal portion, shoulders formed on the body conrecess, clamping plates ar ranged upon opposite sides of the base, ribs formed upon the upper edge of said clamping plates adapted to be arranged within the recesses, shoulders formed in the clamping plates adapted to abut the shoulders on the body, securing boltsextending transversely clamping plates, through the base and through the lower end of the body, whereby to retain the body and the tie in position.

4. A device of the class described including a base member having walls provided with opposed flanges at their lower edge, retaining rods'ha'ving their ends engaged with the inner edges of the flanges to prevent spreading movement of the inupper edges,

inclined side i 5. A device of the class described inclu ing a base member having inclined side walls provided with opposed flanges at their retaining rods having their ends connected with the inner edges of the opposed flanges to prevent spreading movement of the walls, a pocket member arranged between the upper edges of the side -Walls, a body member having a portion thereof arranged within said pocket, and means whereby to secure the body in posi- In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures in the presence of two w1tneses.

WILLIAM s. MAGEE. I CHARLES R. MCCARREN.

Witnesses:

VVILLLAM F. MAGEE, PATRICK M. MCCARREN.

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